Looping over Cradle & Hindover Hills, see views of secluded farmland & divert to Litlington. Spot geese feeding on the water meadows, birds & insects singing in the hillside shrub, & wild flowers growing in the chalk grassland. Slopes & uneven terrain.

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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

107 m

Drop

181 m

Highest

98 m

Lowest

2 m

Which way round

Downhill

Uphill

Downhill: Easy first 3.4 km, climbs 11% for 480 m midway, comes down 23% for 300 m midway.

Uphill: Easy first 1.4 km, climbs 23% for 300 m early on, comes down 11% for 480 m midway.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main descent: km 4.8–6.0, from 97 m to 3 m.

How the 7.4 km splits

Flat

2.6 km

Climbing

1.7 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.5 km

Descending

2.1 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.3 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.3 km

Steep descent · 12% for 300 m

km 1.7–2.0 · drops 35 m

Steep climb · 11% for 480 m

km 4.0–4.4 · gains 54 m

Very steep descent · 23% for 300 m

km 4.9–5.2 · drops 70 m

Campsites near the start

Alfriston Camping Park

1.7 km from the start · 4.4★ (414)

The Stables CL

1.8 km from the start · 3.8★ (13)

Woodfire at The Round Hill

6.1 km from the start · 4.9★ (14)

Wayfaring Farm Camping

6.4 km from the start · 5.0★ (18)